I recently read a book that spoke about the benefits for parents to spend time with each other alone. Firstly, it helps the parents unite better to provide a clear “theme” to their path of raising children. This helps the parents “regroup” to plan out the next stages in their life, the current tasks at hand ect. It also helps to have the parents solidify their “couple” relationship. They are not just “parents” but a “couple” and to have a successful marriage in all aspects, they need to enhance their relationship with each other. It also helps the children see that their parents love each other, and just like they love each other they love their children.
Just a couple of ideas….